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"The negotiating text now better captures our concerns, but we are worried, since the opposition to higher ambition is still clear. We need to urgently mobilise to secure a better outcome," said Burrow.
More specifically, unions welcomed a last-minute move from some governments to rescue the commitment to a "just transition" in the operational part of the agreement, which was about to be deleted.
"Despite civil society representatives being ousted from the negotiating rooms, we know who is trying to undermine social justice in this process and which governments are standing up for people. Unions will not stay silent as some negotiators continue to ignore their national mandates for supporting a "just transition". We have welcomed the public commitment made by President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil to a "just transition". It appears that the Brazilian climate negotiators in particular are determined to undermine both their president and the vulnerable workers and communities of the world," said Burrow.
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